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Savannah College of Art and Design Bachelor’s in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

266 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$24,383 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Savannah College of Art and Design. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in film, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the SCAD Bachelor’s in Film

#144 in the U.S
#4 in Georgia

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SCAD was ranked #144 on College Factual's Best Schools for film list. It is also ranked #4 in Georgia.

Here are some of the other rankings for SCAD.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts4
Most Popular Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts5
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts5
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts12
Most Focused Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts26
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools27
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts31
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates36
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts50
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)59
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)63
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)65
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)65
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)65
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)68
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans71
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools131
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools144
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts171
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts218
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates221
Highest Paid Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates239
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans258
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)268
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)272
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)273
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)273
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)275
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)284
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Veterans304
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)310
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)314
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)314
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)316
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)318
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)329

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Film from SCAD Cost?

$38,075 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

SCAD Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SCAD paid an average of $835 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$37,575$37,575
Fees$500$500
Books and Supplies$1,890$1,890
On Campus Room and Board$14,979$14,979
On Campus Other Expenses$3,573$3,573

Learn more about SCAD tuition and fees.

SCAD Film Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Film students who received their bachelor’s degree at SCAD took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $27,015.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Film From SCAD?

$24,383 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

film who receive their bachelor’s degree from SCAD make an average of $24,383 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $22,656.

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Does SCAD Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Film?

Online degrees for the SCAD film bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SCAD Online Learning page.

SCAD Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Film

266 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
60.9% Women
19.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 266 bachelor’s degrees in film handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 60.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in film in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in film at SCAD in 2019-2020, 19.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian12
Black or African American20
Hispanic or Latino19
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White172
International Students35
Other Races/Ethnicities7

Bachelor’s in Film Focus Areas at SCAD

Film, Video & Photographic Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Film & Video Production167
Photography99

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to film, video and photographic arts.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts867
Drama & Theater Arts122
Fine & Studio Arts130

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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